James Reeves is one of the Top 5 gun reviewers on YouTube, though I think his characterization of the Taurus Judge as a “redneck boner machine” was a little harsh (if funny). That bit comes shortly after the 6:00 minute point and does indeed feature a redneck standing in the woods in nothing but his boxers and his boots wielding not 1 but 2 Taurus Judges and firing them simultaneously. Thankfully the state of the aforementioned erection is left to the imagination.

Personally I like the Judge. A hundred years of record keeping on civilian involved shootings has revealed the ‘3-3-3’ rule: 3 feet, 3 shots in 3 seconds. The Judge fits that bill, and well. These yahoo reviewers like to take it out to 25 yards and say, “See that .410 doesn’t pattern!” At that distance its pattern is off the paper. And a barrel that can handle .45 Colt and .410 gauge is definitely not “match grade”. But if you’ve seen the video of what triple 0 buck does at 9 feet to ballistic gelatin you become a believer real quick.

Most people will never see a personal defense shooting, and if they did it won’t be trading bullseye’s at 50 yards. It will be quick and dirty at 5 feet. And at those distances there’s not 2 better rounds than those. No sir. Its a 5-yard gun. It can’t do what a 50-yard gun can. And they can’t do what the Judge does at 5.

The other thing that’s interesting about the video is his number 1 pick for most overrated: The Walther PPK. That’s right, the ‘James Bond’ gun. Horrible trigger, sights, ergonomics, weight and questionable reliability, why has it been touted all these years as a great gun? Why is he the first guy to be honest?